Interactive Election Game: 2016 (TURN 5)

[Jaguar4life]

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[CMB222]

What time?

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First off, I'd just like to thank you all for bearing with me throughout this entire time. I never expected the game to have so much participation, and I'm glad to see it from almost all of you.

Turn Three: Monday, June 22-Sunday, July 5

State of the Presidential Race:

One of the more surprising events of the 2016 race occurred early on. Donald Trump, who many had predicted as a darkhorse candidate with potential to win, dropped out surprisingly early just as he had in the past. The impact was felt both immediately and soon after. One of the biggest impacts was felt on his 11% of supporters nationally. The majority went to Pearcy, a very similar candidate in a number of ways, but they mostly went in all directions.

Recent News:

21-year old Dylann Roof has confessed to a shooting at a church in Charleston, South Carolina that resulted in the deaths of nine people, including State Senator Clementa Pinckney. Roof has stated that his intentions were based in racism.
The US House of Representatives has passed the Trade Promotion Authority bill by only 10 votes. It gives President Obama the ability to 'fast track' the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.

National Primary - Democrats

Vice Pres. Joe Biden: 36%
Sen. Elizabeth Warren: 30%
Sen. Bernie Sanders: 23%

Iowa Caucus - Democrats

Vice Pres. Joe Biden: 32%
Sen. Elizabeth Warren: 29%
Sen. Bernie Sanders: 28%

New Hampshire Primary - Democrats

Sen. Elizabeth Warren: 33%
Vice Pres. Joe Biden: 29%
Sen. Bernie Sanders: 28%

National Primary - Republicans

Sen. Marco Rubio: 26%
Stephen Pearcy: 20%
Sen. Rand Paul: 16%
Sen. Ted Cruz: 15%
Sen. Jerry Moran: 6%
Gov. Mitch Daniels: 5%

Iowa Caucus - Republicans

Sen. Ted Cruz: 21%
Sen. Marco Rubio: 21%
Stephen Pearcy: 19%
Sen. Rand Paul: 16%
Sen. Jerry Moran: 9%
Gov. Mitch Daniels: 2%

New Hampshire Primary - Republicans

Stephen Pearcy: 24%
Sen. Marco Rubio: 21%
Sen. Ted Cruz: 16%
Sen. Rand Paul: 15%
Sen. Jerry Moran: 6%
Gov. Mitch Daniels: 6%

Endorsements
Bernie Sanders - Gov. Pete Shumlin, Sen. Patrick Leahy, Rep. John Conyers
Elizabeth Warren - Sen. Maggie Hassan, Sec. Madeleine Albright, Mayor Marty Walsh, Att. Gen. Martha Coakley
Joe Biden - Sec. Tom Vilsack, Gov. Jack Markell, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen

Jerry Moran - Sen. Chuck Grassley, Sen. Pat Roberts, National Pro-Life Alliance
Marco Rubio - Gov. Jeb Bush, Sen. Joni Ernst
Rand Paul - Rep. Ron Paul, Rep. Justin Amash, Republican Liberty Caucus
Stephen Pearcy - Alice Cooper, Scott Baio, Young College Republicans of the University of New Hampshire

[Jaguar4life]

Great update and all but you forgot Percy's endorsements

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It doesn't look like you PMed me to ask for any. You could ask now.

[CMB222]

National Pro-Life Alliance endorsement of Sen. Moran for president

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Martin Fox, President of the National Pro-Life Alliance

[Jaguar4life]

STEVEN PERCY ON WALL STREET REFORM IN MANCHESTER NEW HAMPSHIRE



If you are looking for a Republican  who will be tough on Wall Street and start a new Glass Stegall act then you are looking at one!!

*Crowd cheers*

Senator Cruz unfortunately who has a lot of libertarian views it seems like me doesn't want to go tough on Wall Street!


Senator Cruz is another politican nothing more nothing less.

Most of my competition are getting money from this greedy Wall Street bankers. Even some of them got money from banks that caused the economic crisis of 2008 which wasn't started by Free Market Captialism president Obama thinks. It was started by the same crony Captialism that has domainted DC throughout recently memory!

That's one thing I will give Senator Sanders for. Yes he has views too far left for me! But I can respect that HE WANTS to go at Wall Street and give them justice!

*Crows claps*

Like I said once what goes around comes around *laughter erputs*

But seriously I am fighting for Free Market Captialism, I am fighting not for million and billionaires I am fighting for you, The American people!!

[wjx987]

JOE BIDEN
June 22-July 5

The Vice President had a busy two weeks of campaigning, making several high profile speeches in Florida and South Carolina. He expanded his campaign operations in Iowa and New Hampshire, where he hopes to maintain his lead and gain a lead, respectively. Biden also became the first Democratic candidate to campaign in Florida, Nevada, and Virginia.

June 22
Fly to Sioux County, Iowa
Open Regional Campaign HQ in Sioux City
Barnstorm rural Sioux County
town hall in Sergeant Bluff

June 23
Drive to Ames
Barnstorm in Ames
Rally at Iowa State University with Tom Vilsack
build campaign infrastructure
ad buy for Iowa (to be described later)

June 24
Meet with state legislators in Ankeny
Fundraising picnic with donors and voters at Margo Frankel Woods State Park
town hall on rural issues in Saylorville with Christie Vilsack

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open regional campaign HQ in West Des Moines
barnstorm in Des Moines

June 25
Fly to Nashua, NH
barnstorm in Nashua
voter meet and greet at Mine Falls Park outside of Nashua
town hall in Milford
Rally in Milford Square with Jeanne Shaheen

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June 26
Barnstorm in Brattleboro
Fly to Palm Beach, Florida
Open regional campaign HQ in Wellington
Barnstorm in rural Palm Beach and Martin counties
Rally in Okeechobee, Florida

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June 27
Open regional campaign HQ in Plantation, FL
Barnstorm in suburban Broward County
town hall at NSU in Davie
meet with Black Lives Matter Broward Alliance

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Rally at American Airlines Arena

June 28
Barnstorming in Miami-Dade county
Open regional campaign HQ in Coral Gables
Town hall with migrant agricultural workers in Homestead
Policy speech at South Miami Dade Cultural Arts Center

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Barnstorm in Key Largo

June 29
Fly to Las Vegas, Nevada
Open regional campaign HQ in Henderson
barnstorm in Las Vegas
town hall in Searchlight
Rally in Las Vegas
ad buy in Nevada (to be described later)

June 30
build campaign infrastructure
Fly to Lancaster, New Hampshire
build NH campaign infrastructure
barnstorm in Coos County
town hall in Whitefield

July 1
voter meet and greet in Littleton
town hall in Woodstock, NH
Rally in Rochester, NH
open regional campaign HQ in Portsmouth
barnstorm in Portsmouth

July 2
fly to Orangeburg, South Carolina
open regional campaign HQ in Orangeburg
voter meet and greet in Orangeburg
Rally at South Carolina State University
barnstorm in rural Orangeburg county

July 3
barnstorm in Charleston
town hall in Charleston
Policy speech on racism outside Emanuel AME church in Charleston

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build campaign infrastructure

July 4
fly to Washington D.C.
Rally at the Lincoln Memorial
Vice Presidential Duties

July 5
Rest
Town hall in Fairfax, Virginia
build campaign infrastructure

[CMB222]

Jerry Moran Campaign Schedule
June 22-July 5

All Turn:
Sen. Chuck Grassley campaigns to rural voters in Iowa on behalf of Moran

June 22:

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Rally in Concord, NH
Meet with voters in Concord, NH
Fundraising event

June 23:
Meet with voters in Tilton, NH
Meet with voters in Laconia, NH
Barnstorm Claremont, NH

June 24:
Barnstorm Lebanon, NH
Fly to Des Moines, IA
Meet voters in Urbandale and West Des Moines, IA

June 25:
Appear on KCCI News in Des Moines

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Jerry Moran being interviewed by the local Iowa news

June 26:
Barnstorm Iowa City, IA
Meet voters in Cedar Rapids, IA
Meet with rural voters near Iowa City and Cedar Rapids

June 27:

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Rally in Davenport, IA with Chuck Grassley and Pat Roberts
Fundraising event
Meet and greet voters in Davenport, IA

June 28:
Barnstorm Dubuque, IA
Fly to Charleston, SC

June 29:
Town Hall in Charleston, SC, condemn the actions of Dylann Roof and tout pro-life endorsement
Meet with voters in Summerville, SC

June 30:
Rest and recuperation

July 1:
Meet with voters in Orangeburg, SC
Visit South Carolina University
Barnstorm in Columbia, SC

July 2:
Meet with voters in Greenville, SC
Set up regional campaign HQ in Greenville

July 3:
Meet with rural voters in Spartanburg, Union and Chester County, SC
Fly to Des Moines, IA

July 4:
Hold fundraising event
Launch TV ad in Iowa

Moran launches ad in Iowa focusing on pro-life, agriculture and energy policies

July 5:
Meet with rural voters in Waterloo, IA
Meet with rural voters in Mason City, IA
Meet with rural voters in Fort Dodge, IA

[Jaguar4life]

ON TWITTER AND SOCIAL MEDIA

@ThisisStephenPercy

What happen in South Carolina was terrible and was a attack on a great historical monument of Black History of the United States.

HOWEVER Democrats like Senator Warren and Vice President Biden are using the shooter Dylan Roof as a means to push gun control.
Typical heartless move by politicians.  The gun didn't do it he did it

[UWS]

I'm asking for a 24 hour extension for this turn, please.

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Granted

[Jaguar4life]

STEPHEN PERCY CAMPAIGN AD ALL OVER IOWA ABOUT FREE TRADE

*A female voice appears*
We have been told about how great free trade agreements our like NAFTA and TPP

But reality shows other wise

 

Before NAFTA the US was number 1 in producing in corn and wheat products. But since NAFTA all that glory goes to Mexico and the US is now number 2 on the world's leading corn producer list.

A local daughter of a farmer Griselda Mendoza has said to the Percy campaign in a letter

"Before NAFTA, everybody here grew corn. People didn't make much money, but nobody went hungry," says Mendoza, 23, sharing common lore from her region. She was born just after NAFTA was signed.
As cheap American corn came pouring in from the border, it had a devastating effect on her family. Her father, Benancio Mendoza, couldn't compete and make a living wage selling corn. He had to give up and move to the United States looking for a job. He took up a job as a cook in Tennessee, saving up money to send home so his kids could attend school.
"He went north looking for a job and I didn't see him again for 18 years," says Mendoza, who now works as a secretary for the local government.
While NAFTA did boost Mexico's manufacturing industry, it gutted many farming towns -- especially mom and pop corn farmers like Benancio's.

Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz want to keep NAFTA going and possibly TPP into this situations

So does Vice President Joe Biden who said that he would without a doubt pass TPP

So doesn't want this to happen?

*Picture of Steven Percy campaging in a rally*

Stephen Percy!

Percy will withdraw from NAFTA and TPP and make the great state of Iowa blooming again in wheat products.

I'm Stephen Percy and I approve this message.

[wjx987]

JOE BIDEN
PRESS RELEASE ON STEPHEN PEARCY AD

Stephen Pearcy is a great singer, and he's providing a new voice for voters who previously hadn't had one. I'm glad he's running for President. But Mr. Pearcy needs to learn that there are certain standards when it comes to campaigning. Lying is wrong. And he did lie. Last week, in an ad he released, he distorted my record saying that I would "without a doubt pass the TPP." Here is the transcript of that ad:

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Well, Mr. Pearcy needs to read my platform. I am in favor of withdrawing or renegotiating the TPP in order to halt outsourcing, and I support the same for NAFTA. Mr. Pearcy, you say all politicians do is lie. Well, don't become what you hate.

[wjx987]

JOE BIDEN CAMPAIGN ADS SET #1

Campaign Ad for New Hampshire

In 2008, we were hit hard by the Great Recession. Thousands of us lost our jobs as factory floors fell silent. Poverty began to overtake the Granite State.

When all seemed dark, our state helped elect a team of two who worked to fix the economy.

Barack Obama and Joe Biden shaped an economic policy that helped raise unemployment. They put this state back to work and New Hampshire's economy is nearly back to normal.

Joe Biden promises to continue this trend. As President, he'll rejuvenate America's industry. He's done it before, and he'll do it again.


Joe Biden has talked to us. he knows our problems. And he's also the only candidate so far to release an extensive plan to fix the opioid crisis.

Joe Biden will fight for us in New Hampshire. He'll fight for America.

Campaign Ad for Iowa

Iowa is a great state. Part of the breadbasket. But Iowa also faces a dark side. Poverty is on the rise, and the opioid epidemic extends here.


Well, Joe Biden is here to stop that. His economic plan has balanced trade and industrial rejuvenation.

Vote for Joe Biden, because he'll stand up for the values that matter most.


Campaign Ad for Nevada

Nevada is a unique, diverse, wonderful, state. But we Nevadans face some serious problems.


First and foremost is the domestic violence issue here. Nevada's murder rate is very high. So is the per capita rate of homelessness.

Well, Joe Biden understands these issues. He'll work as President to remove illegal weapons from the streets and push for rehabilitation of criminals, to make sure recidivism cannot occur.

He'll also modernize the HUD so all of those homeless in Nevada can finally get a home.


Joe Biden understands these issues, and he understands you. He'll fight for them and fight for you, no matter the cost.





I'm Joe Biden, and I approve this message.

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Schedule for Elizabeth Warren

June 22, 2015

Meet Voters in Sugar Hill, New Hampshire (With Maggie Hassan and Ed Markey)

Speech at TD Arena, North Charleston, South Carolina

Less than a week ago, just a few miles from here a horrible tragedy occurred. Dylann Roof, motivated by unreasoning hate, killed nine people in cold blood. Many are calling out for the blood of Mr. Roof. however I do not believe that is appropriate. I believe we are a better people than to seek vengeance for other people's actions. I believe justice is not execution, but life in prison without the possibility of parole, in the highest security prison.

Vice-President Biden has called for the Confederate Flag to be taken down in South Carolina. South Carolina is not the only state that flies the flag. Mississippi does as well, and I call on Governor Bryant and the Legislature there to pass legislation to change the flag to something that represent all of that state's citizens.

Meet Voters in Guyton, Georgia

June 23, 2015

Meet Voters in Waukon, Iowa

Meet Voters in Lansing, Iowa

Meet Voters in Elgin, Iowa

June 24, 2015

Meet Voters in Oelwein, Iowa

Meet Voters in Waucoma, Iowa

Meet Voters in West Union, Iowa

Meet Voters in Stanley, Iowa

June 25, 2015

Meet Voters in Jesup, Iowa

Meet Voters in Elk Run Heights, Iowa

Meet Voters in Evansdale, Iowa

Meet Voters in La Porte City, Iowa (With Madeline Albright)

June 26, 2015

Meet Voters in Loris, South Carolina

Speech at HTC Center, Conway, South Carolina

Yesterday, Senator Paul came to this great state and claimed Republicans were the party of civil rights. That may have been true one hundred and fifty years ago, but not today! If Senator Paul has been living under rock for his whole life, but we know better! President Kennedy and President Johnson passed the Civil Rights act of 1964, President Truman desegregated our armed forces, and President Obama, a prominent Democrat was our first African-American President and was re-elected. The Democrats supports Affirmatives Action and civil rights measures, Republicans oppose them. Simply put, Senator Paul's claim that Republicans have nothing to lose by voting Republican are just not true!

Meet Voters in Aynor, South Carolina

June 27, 2015

Meet Voters in Epping, New Hampshire (With Maggie Hassan, Michael Dukakis and Martha Coakley)

Meet Voters in Kensington, New Hampshire (With Maggie Hassan, Michael Dukakis and Martha Coakley)

Meet Voters in Plaistow, New Hampshire (With Maggie Hassan)

June 28, 2015

Appearance on Meet The Press from Plaistow, New Hampshire

Senator, you're under fire for calling another candidate a communist. Care to explain that?
Well, Chuck, I don't believe Senator Sanders is a Communist. If look at his voting record, his political positions, his public statements you would realize that isn't true. But what you and I see, isn't what voters in states like Iowa and Ohio see, and that is why I fear that Sanders is the nominee Democrats will lose record numbers of seats in the House, and lose more ground in the Senate as states like Washington, Connecticut and Oregon become vulnerable. We could also lose the Governor's races in Washington, Oregon and Delaware if Sanders becomes the nominee.

Meet Voters in Lyndeborough, New Hampshire (With Maggie Hassan)

Speech in Amherst, New Hampshire

I don't oppose all trade deals, and in fact NAFTA has been a net positive for our country, and I support it. However TPP is unlike NAFTA, in that it was unduly influenced by corporate influences in this country, makes no consideration for the way of life, and laws in other countries, such as Japan's Manga industry. So I have to oppose it. But to oppose all trade deals, as Stephen Pearcy and Bernie Sanders want to do, is foolish, reckless and dangerous, because trade is vital for any countries survival. To renegotiate a trade deal that has been working fine for twenty-one years, as Vice-President Biden wants to do, is a betrayal of our allies in Canada and Mexico. Instead of withdrawing from or renegotiating NAFTA, I am in favor of heavily fining U.S companies who outsource jobs to other countries, and closing corporate tax loopholes, so corporations cannot hide money from the government any longer.

Meet Voters in Hancock, New Hampshire (With Maggie Hassan)

June 29, 2015

Meet Voters in Bennington, New Hampshire (With Maggie Hassan and Martha Coakley)

Meet Voters in Hillsborough, New Hampshire (With Maggie Hassan)

Speech at Verizon Wireless Arena (To be renamed SNHU Arena in 2016), Manchester, New Hampshire

Stephen Pearcy's comments in his book make it clear he is unqualified to serve as dogcatcher, let alone occupy the Oval Office! The fact that he is the leader of the Republican Primary here in New Hampshire, and is second Nationally, shows just how far they have fallen since the days of Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower and even Ronald Reagan.

June 30, 2015

Meet Voters in Primera, Texas

Meet Voters in Combes, Texas

Meet Voters in South Padre Island, Texas

July 1, 2015

Color Commentary at Astros Game, Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas during 7th inning


Meet Voters in Fontanelle, Iowa

July 2, 2015

Meet Voters in Guthrie, Iowa

Meet Voters in Audubon, Iowa

Meet Voters in Kimballton, Iowa

July 3, 2015

Meet Voters in Williams, Minnesota

Meet Voters in Baudette, Minnesota

Meet Voters in Solway, Minnesota

July 4, 2015

Color Commentary for Red Sox Game at Fenway Park, Boston Massachusetts during sixth inning


Fourth of July Barbecue, Pepperell, Massachusetts (


Attend Naturalization Ceremony, Boston, Massachusetts (With Marty Walsh)

July 5, 2015

Meet Voters in Gorham, New Hampshire (With Maggie Hassan)

Meet Voters in Hebron, Maine

Meet Voters in Canterbury, New Hampshire (With Maggie Hassan)

[Jaguar4life]

STEPHEN PERCY's RESPONCE TO WARREN's comments on his character

Earlier today Senator Warren said in a rally this
"Stephen Pearcy's comments in his book make it clear he is unqualified to serve as dogcatcher, let alone occupy the Oval Office! The fact that he is the leader of the Republican Primary here in New Hampshire, and is second Nationally, shows just how far they have fallen since the days of Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower and even Ronald Reagan"

Well madam senator most of the stuff in that book was from when I was young dumb and I didn't know any better.  I  eventually kick the habit of drugs got married, became Jewish and had a daughter who I care for very much named Jewel.

My point is don't judge people for what they did in the past.  Warren didn't have a father who overdosed when she was 12.

I can tell you right now President Kennedy even though he was a great leader and his life was cut short had a drug problem and was a total womanizer and cheated on his wife with Marylin Monroe.

So Senator Warren think before you speak.

[UWS]

Marco Rubio's campaign schedule
June 22, 2015-July 5, 2015
Part 1

June 22, 2015
-Flight to Charleston, South Carolina
-Speech in front of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, SC, in reaction to the shooting that recently happened there :

What happened here in Charleston is a terrible tragedy. In the last 8 years, African-Americans' living conditions have not improved. Racism is still alive today and the violent deaths of African-Americans, including in Ferguson (2014) and in Charleston, where 9 African Americans were killed demonstrated it. If you are white in America, you cannot fully understand what it means to be black in America. The racial tensions got worse than they were 8 years ago and the economic sluggish we are actually living has deepen racial inequalities. We need a reformed criminal code, which criminal regulations and laws are easier to understand, a reform of civil forfeiture by which people suspected of crimes will be deprived of private property.

Since the beginning of its existence, the Republican Party has been an inclusive party and will keep this status. That's why Abraham Lincoln has freed African-Americans from slavery and that's why I appreciate Governor Haley's cause to remove the Confederate flag from the South Carolina State House, because we will never tolerate discrimination because the American people must stay united and stand with an optimistic agenda like mine that will create jobs and opportunity in order to restore the American Dream.

June 23, 2015
-Foreign policy speech at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
In the U.S. Senate, I'm chairing the Committee on Foreign Relations, I know how diplomacy works. As President, I will use my diplomatic experience to strengthen our relations with our allies and create new alliances. I cited the example of a military collaboration similar to NATO between the powers of the Pacific to prevent any Chinese aggression or any North Korean nuclear attack against its neighbours. I also cited the example of a military collaboration between our country, India, Pakistan and Afghanistan to fight Islamic terrorism and prevent any nuclear attack by Iran. Such alliances can work because all these countries have common goals like fighting Islamic terrorism, stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons or prevent a geopolitical crisis in the Pacific. With our military power and with the collaboration of our allies, we will manage to defeat our enemies and that's why I will promote strength through unity as commander-in-chief. Like we always say since America's birth : « United We Stand ».

I supported sanctions on Hezbollah, which made this terrorist organization less capable of threatening Israel by supporting Palestinian extremists, of helping militarily the Assad regime in Syria and of helping Iran in getting nuclear weapon. Just like Iran, Hezbollah is threatening freedom of religion by threatening Israel, a Jewish nation. With Mossad's collaboration, we'll be able to discover any conspiracy fomented by Hezbollah against us and our allies, making our foes in the Middle East weaker and making this region safer than it was ever before.

In the last eight years, the world has grown more dangerous while our military suffered disastrous defense cuts. The threats to our nation and international security and peace like ISIS, Al Qaida, Iran, Russia, Syria, China and North Korea have continued to multiply. With a military built for the 20th century rather than the 21st, how can we expect a strong national security? As Commander-in-chief, I will restore American strength by giving our troops the training and equipment to combat successfully the threats they will face, by increasing defense spending to ensure our armed forces' readiness and to modernize our military. I will extend the size of the Marine to 182 000 men and the size of the Army to 490 000 to reverse the cuts in military spending and allow us to send more troops in Europe to stop the Russian agression.

I will recapitalize our Navy and increase the size of our fleet to at least 323 ships by 2024, reversing cuts that have slashed our fleet to its smallest size since World War I. Because a major part of this effort must be to ensure a large and modern U.S. submarine fleet, I will order at least two Virginia-class submarines to be built each year.

South Carolina has an important role to play in this process. The Navy’s Nuclear Power School, located just outside of Charleston, helps train the next generation of officers and enlisted sailors to operate many of the vanguard ships in our fleet. In all, defense spending accounted for more than six billion dollars in economic activity in South Carolina in 2014. That’s $1,262 per resident. A strong defense industrial base is necessary to our national security and our local economies as well, and that is why I will oppose more rounds of base realignment and closure, which endangers vital military installations in the Palmetto State and across the country.

To make sure that the 21st Century will be an American century, we need a strong American military, an element of our security and prosperity. And that's why I am running for president. For a long time, South Carolina has made a vital contribution to our defense and when I am Commander-in-chief it will continue to help ensure that Americans are safe and free. Thank you, God bless our men and women and uniform, God bless our veterans and God bless America.

-Bus trip to North Charleston, SC
-Meet voters in North Charleston, SC
-Bus trip to Columbia, SC
-Economic policy speech at the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce in Columbia, SC :

South Carolina is one of the most prosperous states in our country. Industrial production is South Carolina's most vital economic activity, particularly the automotive industry. The Palmetto State is among the states with the lowest tax rates on businesses, the most competitive wages for workers and the weakest unionization in America, which classified South Carolina among the states creating the most favourable environment for businesses in the United States, which helped this right-to-work state to attract some large companies like BMW and brought positive effects on South Carolina's economy. During the recession in the late 2000s, South Carolina's unemployment rate peaked at 12 % at the end of 2009. But as the 21st century progressed, including during the time Nikki Haley was Governor of South Carolina, the Palmetto State managed to attract new companies by reducing corporate income tax rate to 5 %, by abolishing state property tax, local income tax, inventory tax, sales tax on manufacturing equipment, wholesale tax and unitary tax on worldwide profits and by having industrial power or materials for finished products, which boosted job creation and innovation in South Carolina. As Governor of South Carolina, Nikki Haley, a great job creator in the private sector (she worked in her mother's clothing business, Exotica International, was named to the board of directors of the Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce and of the Lexington Chamber of Commerce, became treasurer of the National Association of Women Business Owners before becoming president of the South Carolina Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners) and in political life as well, cut taxes, opposed regulations and successfully invited business to move to South Carolina by considerably lowering the cost of doing business in the Palmetto State, which created over 80 000 new jobs in South Carolina during the eight years of Haley's leadership as Governor and reduced the local unemployment rate from 12 % in 2009 to 5 %.

We need to embrace energy independence to make us able to produce our own energies and free trade to make us competitive in the world economy, reform our education system, balance the budget, and champion business. If Governor Haley's economic policies worked in South Carolina, it can work for ALL the country as well. So if I'm the next President of the United States, one of the elements of my economic agenda will be to cut taxes for all the American people and for business owners, to eliminate regulations and to lower the cost of doing business in the United States, which will attract companies to move to the United States. It will also help our future entrepreneurs to open new businesses in America, to innovate, to create jobs and to ensure America's prosperity.

Thank you God bless our entrepreneurs, God bless our workers and God bless America.

-Foreign policy speech at Fort Jackson in Columbia, SC
-Meet with college voters at Allen University in Columbia, SC, in an effort to attract African American voters

June 24, 2015
-Flight to Washington D.C.
-Senate duties in Washington D.C.
-In response to the shooting that killed 9 African Americans in Charleson, SC, Senator Marco Rubio introduces the Terror Intelligence Improvement Act, a bill that is aimed at limiting gun sales to suspected terrorists, criminals and supremacists like Dylann Roof. Should the bill pass the Senate next week, it will be introduced to the House of Representatives.

Here is a part of Rubio's speech during the introduction of this bill to the Senate :


That's how we can protect our Second Amendment and our people's constitutional rights while reducing violence through stopping terrorists, supremacists or criminals from getting the necessary weapons to commit massive shootings against innocent people and minority groups.

June 25, 2015
-Senate duties in Washington D.C.

[UWS]

Marco Rubio's campaign schedule
June 22, 2015-July 5, 2015
Part 2

June 26, 2015
-Flight to Nashua, New Hampshire
-Meet voters in Nashua, NH
-Bus trip to Hooksett, NH
-Education policy speech at Southern New Hampshire University in Hooksett, NH :


We are a nation of immigrants and diversity is a good reputation for America. We need to make sure they can be integrated while our borders are secured. I was raised paycheck to paycheck and many immigrant families are living paycheck to paycheck so their kids don't have the same chance as other families to have the skills to succeed in America's schools.

The America my parents came to 59 years ago was one where you could find a middle income job even without a higher education. That is how they succeeded to the middle class, working as a bartender and a maid. But they desperately wanted their children to have even more than that. Giving us the chance at a better life was their American Dream. My parents did not make enough to save for our education. But I managed to use Pell grants, student loans, work study and summer jobs to pay for a four-year degree and eventually law school.

Not all college majors have the same success rate in terms of students' connection with good jobs. At the national level, majors like business, liberal arts, and hospitality have underemployment rates at 50 percent if not more. There are more graduates than jobs in these sectors. Meanwhile, engineering, health services and education all have underemployment rates under 25 percent. It's imperative that we reverse this tendency.

We need to promote school choice, which will cost families, including these immigrant families living paycheck to paycheck, less and produce higher outcomes compared to public education. It will grant parents the power to orientate their children out of poorly-performing schools assigned by zip code and look for better education elsewhere. It will expand opportunities for low-income students—especially minorities—to attend high-quality schools that would otherwise be accessible only to higher-income families, thus increasing their chances of success and of entry into the workforce.

China & India graduate more science & engineering PhDs, which is boosting their innovation knowledge faster than ours, boosting their industries and helping them creating much more new businesses and jobs than we do. So we need to increase education investing to make it easier to create the jobs of tomorrow and help students studying in business administration or in engineering to create, open and develop new businesses that will create more jobs thanks to increased knowledge. New Hampshire can be proud of one of its remarkable families : the Sununu family, a great and honorable family of innovators that is prominent in the fields of business and politics represents a great example of job creation and prosperity through knowledge. Let's give all the American people this chance.

That's how we will create the good-paying jobs of tomorrow and strengthen America's reputation as the land of opportunity.

That's what we can call the knowledge economy. We must put our children's needs first, ahead of the teacher unions' interests. School choice will give a chance for all Americans to accomplish the American Dream. By investing in education, we will create more companies and remain the number one country in the world in terms of job creation.

Thank you! Que Dios bendiga los Estados Unidos de América!

-Speech in reaction to Elizabeth Warren's comments on Rand Paul's claims that African Americans have nothing to lose in voting for Republicans :

The Democrats, including Senator Elizabeth Warren, are trying to politicize the Charleston shooting in an effort to win votes. This is just outrageous. And Senator Warren gave all the credits of the improvement of the African Americans's living conditions to the Democrats. Not even under Barack Obama it improved. As my colleague Senator Rand Paul said, the Democrats used to be the party of racism. But they also used to be the party of slavery while the Republican Party led by President Abraham Lincoln was fighting for ending slavery. And you know what the Democrats did? They opposed it until the end of the Civil War. And today, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, a Republican, has launched her crusade to remove the Confederate flag from the South Carolina State House. We are the party of all Americans, including African Americans.

June 27, 2015
-Bus trip to Seabrook, NH
-Energy policy speech at the Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant, Seabrook, NH :


Like we all agree with, economic growth requires energy independence and innovation. We must use all our energies, oil, gas, nuclear, wind, solar energy and electrical energy. The Energy Information Administration reported that New Hampshire's energy consumption and per capita energy consumption are among the lowest in the country. We need to increase it if we want to create new jobs. New Hampshire represents a perfect example of this desire to develop the electric industry since the Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant is the largest nuclear reactor in New England and provides about 30 % of New Hampshire's electricity. I have a plan to boost our electric industry as well as our nuclear industry. I support an expansion of the Northern Pass to create new American jobs and develop new electric technologies that will help us creating more jobs. I will also, as President of the United States, woo French private investors with electric industry skills during the World Economic Forum in Davos (Switzerland) in order to help our electric and nuclear industries growing thanks to nuclear technologies adopted by France, one of our greatest partners and one of the greatest nuclear producers in the world. That way, not only new American jobs will be created, but more Americans will have access to electricity.

-Bus trip to Portsmouth, NH
-Barnstorm in Portsmouth, NH
-Economic policy speech at Bottomline Technologies headquarters in Portsmouth, NH
-Foreign policy speech at Pease Air National Guard Base in Portsmouth, NH
-Bus trip to Kingston, NH
-Barnstorm in Kingston, NH

June 28, 2015
-Bus trip to Barrington, NH
-Meet voters in Barrington, NH
-Bus trip to Laconia, NH
-Rally at Robbie Mills Field in Laconia, NH
-Fundraising event at the Gale Memorial Library in Laconia, NH
-Bus trip to Dover, NH
-Barnstorm in Dover, NH

June 29, 2015
-Flight to Las Vegas, Nevada
-Meet with the voters at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas, NV
-Size of government policy speech in Las Vegas, NV :

Over 80 % of Nevada area is owned by the federal government. It's time to stop this intrusion of the federal government in the life of Nevadans and of all Americans. The government shall just clear the way for our citizens in order to let Americans be successfull. This means that the government shall cut taxes, replace Obamacare with a better plan, improve the education system and make our country more safe.

-Fundraising event at the Mirage Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada
-Speech on immigration and the American Dream at the Sam's Town Hotel in Las Vegas, NV
-Fundraising breakfast at the Linq Hotel & Casino
-Meet with the voters at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino
-Meet with the voters and the donors at the Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, NV
-Speech at the Old Las Vegas Mormon State Historic Park
-Flight to Washington D.C.
-Senate duties in Washington D.C.

June 30, 2015
-Senate duties in Washington D.C.
-Flight to Detroit, Michigan
-Economic policy speech at the Renaissance Center in Detroit, MI
-Manufacturing policy speech in Detroit, MI :


Among the candidates in the Republican field, I am the only one who is proposing conservative solutions to the problems facing our nation.

The right way to boost our manufacturing industry is not to rip our free trade deals. If we want to revive and boost our manufacturing industry, we have to cut taxes and regulations on manufacturing industry and manufacturing businesses. We need to abolish the sales taxes on manufacturing equipment. That way, we're going to make sure that we keep American manufacturing jobs here in America and that we make our manufacturing industry dynamic again and much more able to be competitive, to produce, to manufacture, to sell and to create good-paying manufacturing jobs.

America's prosperity comes from the ingenuity and entrepreneurship and hard work of the American people. So we need to put the government aside and cut taxes for all the American people, for business owners and for our manufacturing industry. That's how America will reclaim it's economic strength and prosperity for all the American people.

Thank you. God bless you, God bless our manufacturing workers and God bless the United States of America.

-Economic policy speech at the Metropolitan Center for High Technology in Detroit, MI
-Energy policy speech at DTE Energy headquarters in Detroit, MI

[UWS]

Marco Rubio's campaign schedule
June 22, 2015-July 5, 2015
Part 3

July 1, 2015
-Bus trip to Warren, MI
-Foreign policy speech at the United States Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command in Warren, MI
-Barnstorm in Warren, MI
-Bus trip to Auburn Hills, MI
-Rally at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, MI
-Economic policy speech at Chrysler headquarters in Auburn Hills, MI
-Manufacturing policy speech at BorgWarner headquarters in Auburn Hills, MI
-Meet with college voters at Oakland University in Auburn Hills, MI

July 2, 2015
-Flight to Cedar Rapids, Iowa
-Manufacturing policy speech at Rockwell Collins headquarters in Cedar Rapids, IA
-Agriculture policy speech in Cedar Rapids, IA
-Fundraising event at Cedar Rapids Museum of Art in Cedar Rapids, IA
-Freedom of religion policy speech in Cedar Rapids, IA, in an effort to attract evangelical voters :

Fighting terrorism is necessary not only to ensure international security and to save innocent lives but also to defend freedom of religion. In the Middle East, ISIS is persecuting Christians and Muslims who are not sharing their views and even beheaded many of them.

It's in violation of freedom of religion, an important wall defending justice, freedom, democracy as well as gender equity and an important element of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. If we take military action in the Middle East, we will not only destroy terrorism and reinforce security as well as innocent lives but also save Middle East Christians from persecution, which will save freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, the right to peaceably assemble and the right to petition.

-Rally at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids, IA, alongside Iowa Senator Joni Ernst who officially announces her endorsement to Marco Rubio :


I endorse Marco Rubio because he is the candidate who has the best experience to ensure international security by making our alliances stronger, reinforcing our military, fighting and defeating radical Islamic terrorism, making sure that Iran won't get nuclear weapons and stopping Russia's and China's imperialist policies. He demonstrated compassion for American military veterans like me by successfully introducing a bill that would make irresponsible bureaucrats accountable of not taking care enough of our veterans. These veterans deserve a bright post-military service life just like all the American people deserves better than Barack Obama's record of deception, insecurity and division. I also endorse Senator Rubio because he's a faithful constitutional conservative who defends all the values that make America great : the right to life, to self-defence and to express. And finally, I endorse Senator Rubio because he is the only one who can beat the Democratic nominee and lead us to victory on November 8 2016.

July 3, 2015
-Bus trip to Davenport, IA
-Fundraising event at the River Music Experience in Davenport, IA
-Town hall meeting at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, IA
-Speech at Modern Woodmen Park in Davenport, IA
-Speech at Junge Park in Davenport, IA
-Economic policy speech at Hamilton Technical College in Davenport, IA
-Health care policy speech at Genesis Health System in Davenport, IA
-Foreign policy speech in Davenport, IA :

Iran wants Israel's death, which means a genocide against Judaism. That's why we can't let Iran getting nuclear weapons not only because it will threat international peace and security but also because it will represent a threat to freedom of religion, a basic element of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States alongside freedom of the press and freedom of the speech. That's why we need more sanctions against Tehran to make sure Iran won't get the necessary capitals to develop it's nuclear program. That's why we have to reinforce our defense relations with our local allies by creating an intergovernmental military alliance that I call the « South-Western Asia Defense Alliance » (that would include America, Turkey, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Jordan, Israel, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India) not only to fight jihadism in the Middle East but also to increase pressure on Iran and prevent it from pursuing its nuclear program. We need strength and collaboration with our allies if we want peace and we need peace to ensure liberty's defense.

-Bus trip to Ames, IA
-Social policy speech at Central Iowa Expo in Ames, IA, in an effort to attract Iowa's conservative and evangelical voters

July 4, 2015
-Flight to Miami, Florida
-Senator Marco Rubio, his family and his supporters celebrate Independence Day in Miami, FL, where Rubio delivers his Independence Day message :


My fellow Americans, almost 240 years ago, our Founding Fathers successfully fought tyranny, declared the independence of a new country named the United States of America and we obtained it through engagement patriotism. During all the 244 years of America's existence, until today, we always fought for our freedom diplomatically, militarily, economically and socially and we always managed to overcome our challenges through conviction and audacity like we will always do. When my parents came here, in Miami, as immigrants, they learned about the opportunities that the American Dream is offering for every single American through hard-working and these opportunities gave their children, including me, a better life, which helped them to make their way in the American society. We need to restore that dream through job creation, free market promotion, immigration reform, education reform and fight against poverty, thus resulting to economic prosperity that will bring the American people together and make the United States of America a united country again.

Thank you and happy Independence Day my friends, God bless you and God bless the United States of America!

-Marco Rubio his family and his supporters sing Star Spangled Banner (USA national anthem) and them pursue their Independence Day celebration in Miami, FL


July 5, 2015
-Meet with college voters at the University of Tampa in Tampa, FL
-Rally at Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL
-Rally at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL, alongside Jeb Bush :

Marco Rubio is a man with great and clear accomplishments as Senator and he is the best qualified to restore free market and free enterprise, to get this economy working again, to make America safe and to defeat terrorism. He is the best candidate to grow our party;s support among ethnic minority voters, especially Hispanics, and he will lead us to victory. That's why I endorse my friend Senator Marco Rubio, the next President of the United States.

-Counter-terrorism policy speech at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, FL
-Economic policy speech at the Museum of Science and Industry in Tampa, FL
-Rally at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL
-Fundraising event at Tampa Museum of Art in Tampa, FL
-Energy policy speech at Big Bend Power Station in Tampa, FL

[Jaguar4life]

STEVEN PERCY CAMPAIGNS AT A JEWISH REPUBLICAN CONVENTION

And a proud Republican and Jew I always wondered you know why my fellow Jewish brother and sisters always vote left. President Obama in 2008 had several anti Semitic people like Jeremiah Wright on his campaign.  And I feel has turned back the clock on the relations of the US and Israel 20 years back!

If I am president I will listen and be the best friend of America to Israel they can ever have! And yes maybe try to find a way to peacefully end the conflict between them and Palestine.

[Jaguar4life]

STEVEN PERCY CAMPAIGNS IN CHARLESTON SPUTH CAROLINA

HOWS IT GOING CHARLESTON!!

*They cheer loudly*

If there is one thing I can agree with Senator Rubio is on Govenor Nikki Haley's economic history! On how she has changed the state's tax laws and made it fairer
*They cheer*

And that's what I wanna do!! When we get into the White House we will abolish the IRS! *Cheers are heard* give the middle class a flat tax cut! Give small business owners a 25% flat tax cut! *More people cheer*  Abolish the Captial gains tax and the property one! The economy will boom and we will make America great again!!!

Ronald Reagan once said government is not the  solution IRS the problem and that we the people are in the driving seat telling us what the government to do. Be the referee and make sure that people don't do anything stupid.

[GoTfan]

Bernie 2016 campaign schedule for June 23-July 5

June 23
-Fly to Vermont
-Rally in Montpelier, Vermont with Senator Patrick Leahy

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-Rally in Rutland, Vermont with Governor Pete Shumlin

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-Fly to Michigan
-Visit abandoned factories in Detroit, Michigan
-Speak with auto workers in Detroit, Michigan. Sanders vowed to return their jobs to the United States in his first term as President through a complete re-evaluation of trade policy.

June 24
-Rally in Detroit, Michigan with Congressman John Conyers. Conyers explaojed his reasons for supporting Sanders, uncluding their shared oppsition to free trade, desire for Glass-Steagall reinstatement and to see wages raised.
-Build GOTV operations in Michigan
-Build volunteer operations in Michigan

June 25
-Fly to Iowa
-Rally in Waterloo. Iowa
-Town Hall in Ames, Iowa
-Barnstorm in Scott County, Iowa
-Barnstorm in Warren County, Iowa

June 26-July 1
-Criss-cross rural Iowa to meet with farmers. While there, Sanders reiterated his backing for small scale farmers, and announced a plan to protect small farmers from major corporations, which involves giving a portion of taxes under his new tax system to small farmers to enable their purchase of advanced equipment and more livestock

July 2
-Fly to New Hampshire
-Rally in Dover, New Hampshire
-Rally in Newport, New Hampshire
-Town Hall in Concord, New Hampshire
-Town Hall in Laconia, New Hampshire

July 3
-Build GOTV operations In New Hampshire
-Build volunteer operations in New Hampshire

July 4
-Fly to Vermont
-Host 4th of July barbecue in Burlington, Vermont

July 5
-Barnstorm in Belknap County, New Hampshire
-Barnstorm in Merrimack County, New Hampshire
-Rally in Lancaster, New Hampshire
-Fly to South Carolina
-Speech in Charlesto, South Carolina

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Summary:  Sanders continued his campaign, investing heavily in Iowa and New Hampshire, where he believes he has a vague chance of winning. His grassroots campaign continues to rake in money, as a single 24 hour period saw $13 million raised with an average of just $30. Sanders also welcomed the endorsements of two key players in Vermont politics, Governor Shumlin and Senator Leahy, both long-time colleagues of Sanders. The endorsement of Congressman Conyers was a welcome surprise, as Sanders was hoping to get backing from Midwestern progressives, and Conyers' standing as the longest-serving member of the House and as a result, his position as Dean of the House may help with establishment voters.

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STEPHEN PERCEY ON SOCIAL MEDIA

@ThisisStevenPercey
It is sad to see that the Democrats are still using tragedies to promote gun control laws. Listen up Guns don't kill people people kill people. 

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Update should come pretty soon; I'm at school now but this afternoon it will happen.